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Wood Ducks

Wood Ducks are among the most stunning ducks, rivaling Mandarin Ducks from Asia. I have been looking in New Jersey to photograph them for several years, going in vain to places where people have reported seeing them. Then yesterday, while I was taking pictures at Colonial Lake about 5 miles from home, I saw two ducks jump down from a tree onto the lake. It was a beautiful couple of Wood Ducks, and they were worth waiting for all this time!

As usual for ducks, the male Wood Duck was more striking, but the female was very pretty.

Your amazing photos made me want to know more about wood ducks and their habitats. On the National Wildlife Federation website: If a female cannot find a nest of her own, then she will lay her eggs inside another wood duck’s nest. Thank you for posting about these fascinating creatures.

Ohhhhhhh these are gorgeous! Now you’ve gone and done it! I’ll be on the lookout for those Wood Ducks here! All last Summer I tried in vain to find a male …. only females. Perhaps this Spring my luck will change. They should be here anytime soon now. Oh to look forward to something like this. You deserve a huge applause for these images, Hien! WOWOWOWOW! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

One of the most beautiful ducks on earth. I am so happy for you that you got your first wood ducks, Hien. I remember my first time finding wood ducks, I was mesmerized by how incredibly showy they were. You photos do them great justice.